The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-20
CITY NOTES.

Even tn ladies fall in love with our
gas engine, and declare it to be a ''duck
of a machine"
The police caught negro asleep in a
morning he was sentenced to five days
ON the streets on the charge of trespass-
ing.
Rev. C. V. Waugh, of Gainesville, will
preach at the Baptist Church in this city
ON Sunday morning and evening. The
public generally is invited to attend
these services.
The Musical Society met last night at
the Putnam House, and spent the even
ing very pleasantly. The usual pro-
gramme was gone through with, and
some good music was the result.
Now that the Legislature has settled
the Senatorial question, it is in order to
pay all bets. A great deal of money
as well as a number of hats and such
articles will change hands in Palatka.
The red bugs are said to be more nu-
merous this year than ever before, and
the picnickers declare that they can find
more places to take hold on a body than
any other instrument of torture on earth
Peaches are coming in in small quanti-
ties, and are now selling at twenty cents
a dozen. A quantity of wild plums
were offered for sale yesterday at ten
cents a quart. They We're brought from
somewhere up the river.
An elegant little ice cream parlor has
been added to the attractions of the Ban
gor House, W hich is open mt all times to
the public. The room is nicely and COM
fortably furnished. and will no doubt
prove quite a resort for ladies and gen.
tlemen who enjoy eating the cold luxury.
Engineer Sheehan, known rs the wild
Irishman of the jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West Railway, will take charge
of one of the locomotives on the fast Gu
ban mail train ON that road. He is said
to be the best engineer in the State, and
can get more speed out of an engine than
anyone. His trains are ALWAYS ON time.
James Brown, the well known colored
city scavenger, was married to Amy
Dickerson, of Ocala, at the colored Bap-
fist Church in this city, at 7:30 o'clock
last night. The marriage was quite an
mony was witnessed by large number
of the friends of the contracting parties.
Wednesday night thief went into
the residence of DIR. S. C.. Burland, and
stole Mr.. III. III. Benefits best pair of
Sunday breeches. He was careful to re-
move the suspenders, and did not seem
to want anything else, as that was the
only article missing. He entered the
house by forcing one of the windows
open.
Manager Heston, of the telegraph
office, is having a cat-rigged boat. re-
Gently purchased by him, overhauled by
the Heston Bros, on the beach skirting
the Hammock. The boat promises to be
of it. Its trial trip will probably be to
Welaka on Sunday next. weather and
tide favoring.
The schooner, Marcus Edwards, ar
the river from the bar. She has on board
several tons of pipe for the Palatka Gas
Light and Fuel Company, iron for the
st. Johns and Halifax Railroad, and a
general cargo of merchandise consigned
to Capt r. j. Adams, where the cargo is
being discharged.
We learn that Mr.. w. j. Webb is pre-
pairing to erect a one story brick store
room on Lemon street, just opposite b.
j. Grooms grocery store. The flooring
is already on the ground, and the house
will be built of brick now being made at
the Rice Greek brick yards. 1t will be a
handsome little building, and will. no
doubt, prove good business stand.
Lott Allen, Jr., son of Lott Allen. of
Interlachen, was married ON Wednesday
last to Miss Sadie belong, at the home
of the brides parents at Gambler, ON the
Florida Southern Railway. Thursday
night the happy couple were rendered
reception at the home of the groom's pa
rents, which was largely attended and
highly enjoyed by their many friends.
We wish the young coupleva long and
happy life.
Messrs. Joseph & Husson have lust
completed one of the most complete and
accurate county maps ever made in
Florida, 1t is very large in size, but it
gives every town and village, every Sec
ton and quarter section and lot, as well
rs every stream and railroad. They will
send the map North in short time, i'm
order to get bids for printing it. The
nap:will probably be printed and ON
'ale by next fall, and it will be of great
Talue to the citizens of the county.
The business men of Columbus, Ohio,
have had large number of souvenir